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Where does “desnatar” come from?

desnatar (Spanish) comes from Spanish nata, from French natte, from Middle French nate, from Old French nate, from Vulgar Latin natta, from Latin matta, from Latin mattus, from Latin maditus — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

desnatar (Spanish): to remove the cream from milk; to remove the best...

Definitions

  1. to remove the cream from milk; to remove the best...

Ancestry of “desnatar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishnatacream; skin; elite
2Frenchnatteplait , braid; mat; first-person singular present...
3Middle Frenchnate—
4Old Frenchnate—
5Vulgar Latinnatta—
6Latinmattanominative feminine singular of mattus;...
7Latinmattusdrunk, intoxicated
8Latinmaditus—
9Latinmaderepresent active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be...
10Latinmadeō—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
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